Bmw 740il 1998

• Recall 87141 [USA]: This condition would result, without warning, in immediate and complete loss of vehicle control, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.
  Fcp groton is recalling certain steering center drag links, p/n 32 21 1 096 057, sold from december 1, 2009 through april 9, 2010 as replacement equipment for model year 1995 through 2001 bmw 740i, 740il, and 750il passenger vehicles. The shaft of the steering center tie rod may shear off.
  fcp groton will notify owners and the tie rod will be replaced free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about june 1, 2010. Owners may contact fcp groton toll-free at 1-877-634-0063.
  this recall only pertains to aftermarket fcp groton steering center drag links bearing p/n 32 21 1 096 057 sold from december 1, 2009 through april 9, 2010 and has no relation to any original equipment installed on any vehicles manufactured by bmw.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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The alarm system runs down the battery and the head lights blanks constantly while car is running also back taillight blank off on passage side. *tr

I was driving my bmw 740il on 2-17-2015 when after getting onto the highway and accelerating, there was a loud boom noise and black pieces shot out onto the road in front of me. I immediately got off the first exit only to find that 1.) the car wouldn't stop after i applied the brakes, and 2.) the car continued to accelerate even when my foot was off the accelerator pedal. I went through two intersections, unable to stop, before turning into a big driveway where i set the shifter into reverse, which slowed the car down, and then i put it into park. Steam was shooting out from under the hood and when i checked underneath it, i saw the blades of the fan behind the radiator had all been stripped off the rotor with pieces violently scattered around the engine area. Also, the hose to the coolant reservoir became detached and the hood received two dents from the inside when the fan exploded. The car has since been towed, and repairs have not yet been started. The whole situation was unbelievable. The vehicle had been in tip-top shape and there were no previous signs that anything was inherently wrong. Luckily nothing happened but people could have been seriously hurt or worse by what happened on that day. Please don't hesitate to contact me should you wish to inspect the vehicle prior to repairs. I also took several pictures of the damage. *js

I had refuled and started on the highway ,i heard a thumping sound .Pulled over could not fiqure out where the sound was coming from. When i reached my destanation i smelled gas. I look under the car and the gas tank was sunked inward and gas was everywhere.I have never heard of this happening.I know this is recall situation. Bmw would never knowly not recall such a dangous problem.There are some things that are minor,but sucked in gas tanks isnt one of them. I cant afford to have the repair. The only car i have. Im out of options.Please recall the sunk in gas tank problem on my 1998 740il , its my first bmw .I dont want it to be my last. I love the car and think bmw makes one of the finest and safe cars out there.So money should not be a replacement for safety. Thanks, sorry for spelling. *tr

Fuel tank "tin cans" when lower on fuel. Fear degradation of fuel tank. From other sources, this is a known problem with bmws. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 bmw 740il. While refueling he noticed gas was leaking form underneath the vehicle. Once he stopped pumping gas it stopped leaking. This failure recurred whenever he would refuel the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to be examined for the cause of failure. Over time he began to hear a thumping noise coming from the fuel tank while driving or stopped. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop where he was informed there was a split on one of the seems for the fuel tank. The vehicle was then taken to another independent repair shop where the fuel tank was repaired. The thumping failure continued to recur so the vehicle was taken back to an independent repair shop where the fuel tank was replaced. The thumping failure continues to recur. The failure mileage was 178,000 and the current mileage was 180,000.

On cruise control at 60 mph proceeding north on state route 3 in virginia when the auto started to accelerate. Tapped the brake no effect. Turned of the cruise control no effect. By this time i am doing 90 mph so i turned off the ignition. That had an effect. Coasted to the side of the road got out raised the hood could see nothing wrong. Got in the auto and started it up. Rpm went shooting up shut the auto off. Checked the linkage to the throttle could see no problems. Worked the linkage to see if there was binding no binding. Drove home with no further problem. Yet!!

I have a 98 bmw 740il that sucks itself and it has lead to the gas to dent and crack and leak gas. *tr

The doors will not unlock. All doors with the exception of the driver door will not unlock. If you pull on any of the doors door handle twice from the inside it should open. All of this happen when the alarm activated without any reason. Alarm stopped working and doors will not unlock. *tr

Hi, i brought this car from another person (original owner),he told me that the car makes a weird noise when sitting or driving he couldn't tell me why it was happening upon further inspection found fuel tank to be sucking in and out i didn't pay to much attention thinking wasn't much to it until one day went to refuel vehicle wasn't able to get any gas into vehicle,upon inspection found gas tank had imploded beyond repair,i spoke to an advisor at local bmw dealer if there was any bulletins on issue he told me no at first,he then asked a tech at dealer about issue he said the evap canister system had something to do with ,so there is some knowledge about issue my question is due think that there should of a recall or campaign out there regardless of year of vehicle since i think its a safety issue to me and my family as well as to the next person who gets this vehicle,aswell its very expensive repair when i believe its bmw responsibility to recall all these dangerous tank issue. Hope you can help me and guide me in right direction resolve problem overall i like the vehicle. *tr